Chen Qimei

Chen Qimei (17 January 1878-18 May 1916) was a founder of the Kuomintang party and a leader of the 1911-1912 Xinhai Revolution.

Biography
Chen Qimei was born in Wuxing, Zhejiang, China in 1878, and he joined the Tongmenghui in 1906 while studying in Japan alongside fellow Zhejiang native Chiang Kai-shek. In 1911, after the Wuchang Uprising, Chen's forces occupied Shanghai, and Zhang Jian nominated him to become Military Governor of Shanghai due to his success. However, the failure of the revolution against Yuan Shikai's dictatorship forced Chen and Chiang to flee to Japan once more, and they formed the Kuomintang in exile. On 18 May 1916, Yuan Shikai had Chen Qimei assassinated by Zhang Zoncghang after Chen returned to Shanghai to start a new uprising against Yuan.